School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Paraguay
Paraguay: School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower was 8.1 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Paraguay, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 8.1 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 9.76 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.08 years, in 2023.
That places Paraguay 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.87 years | — |
| 1996 | 9.05 years | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 9.52 years | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 9.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 9.7 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.76 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.68 years | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.38 years | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 9.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.47 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.34 years | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.25 years | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 9.21 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.19 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.27 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.27 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.66 years | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 8.8 years | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 8.31 years | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 8.18 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 8.13 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 8.08 years | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 8.1 years | +0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 8.1 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.97 years, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 8.1 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.89 years, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.26 years | 8.87 years | 9.59 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.44 years | 9.19 years | 9.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.25 years | 8.8 years | 9.66 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.16 years | 8.08 years | 8.31 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Paraguay?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Paraguay was 8.1 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 9.76 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.08 years in 2023.
- How does Paraguay rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release